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Baltimore DWI Lawyer Statistics And Facts
2003
- 66,000 - number of 12-17 year olds in Maryland who drank alcohol
in the past month.
- 37,000 - number of 12-17 year olds in Maryland who drank 5+
drinks per day in the past month.
- 2,031,000 - number of adults in Maryland who drank alcohol in
the past month.
- 702,000 - number of adults in Maryland who drank 5+ drinks per
day in the past month.
- 320 - number of juveniles arrested for DUI in Maryland.
- 22,695 - number of adults arrested for DUI in Maryland.
- $3.76 billion dollars - estimated cost to Maryland associated
with alcohol abuse.
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These numbers came from Drugs
in Maryland: 2003 Update
from the Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR)
- The approximate number of licensed drivers is 3.3 million.
- The average BAC level of offenders arrested is approximately
.17.
- Statistics kept on subsequent offenders are based on convictions
and Probation Before Judgments (PBJ).
- According to the most recent information available, in 1996 there
were 24,000 arrests for DUI.
Driving
While Intoxicated Arrests
Below is a breakdown by age
of the DWI arrests by all Maryland police agencies:
Number of Arrests |
Age |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
Less than 16 |
37 |
28 |
28 |
18 |
25 |
16 - 17 |
340 |
382 |
321 |
338 |
372 |
18 - 20 |
1,758 |
2,066 |
2,042 |
2,117 |
2,142 |
21 & Older |
22,375 |
23,264 |
22,478 |
20,797 |
21,158 |
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Source: Maryland
State Police 2002 Annual Report - Chemical Test
for Alcohol Unit - September 2, 2003 |
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